Not really on the ADOSS theme, but we were reading Proverbs at home this morning, and of course they jump about from subject to subject. The Holy Spirit indited the sequence, but I am not spiritual enough to understand it.
I thought – has anybody classified the Proverbs by subject – and a bit or research led me to
http://fridaysunset.net/Articles/ClassifiedProverbs.pdf
Thanks to Hugh Buchanan for his efforts
Here is the table of Contents
The Proverbs, Classified By Topic
CONTENTS
Introduction………………………………….……………………………….. 3
Adultery…………………………………….…………………………………… 5
Adversity………………………………………………………………………… 6
Anger……………………………………………………………………..……… 7
Associates, Friends and Neighbors…………………………….……… 8
Blessings and Curses………………………….…………………………… 10
Child Rearing………………………………………………………………… 11
Contention……………………………………………..……..……………… 12
Counsel………………………………………………………………………… 13
Covetousness and Envy………………………………………..………… 14
Diligence and Sloth………………………………………………………… 14
Eyes………………………………………………………………………..…… 16
Faith………………………………………………………………………..…… 18
Faithfulness……………………………………………………..…………… 18
Fear of God…………………………………………………………………… 19
Folly. Fools, Foolishness………………………………….……………… 20
Generosity and Greed…………………………………….……….……… 23
Gluttony and Drunkenness……………………………………………… 24
God’s Commands…………………………………………………………… 25
God Hates/Loves…………………………………………………………… 26
Happiness………………………………………………………………..…… 27
Hatred………………………………………………………………….……… 28
Heath…………………………………………………………………..……… 28
The Heart…………………………………………………….……………… 29
Honey……………………………………………………………….………… 32
Honor…………………………………………………………….……………. 32
Hope …………………………………………………………….……….…… 33
Humility and Pride………………………………………………………… 34
Justice and Judgment…………………………………………….……… 35
Knowledge, Wisdom, Understanding and Instruction………… 36
Mercy……………………………………………………………….……..…… 42
The Mouth……………………………………………………………………. 43
Poverty and Prosperity…………………………..……………….……… 47
Promises, Protection and Deliverance……………………………… 51
Relationships Between Parents and Children…………………… 53
Reproof and Correction……………………………………….………… 54
The Righteous/The Evil, Their Rewards…………………………… 56
Rulers, Kings and Authority………………………………….………… 62
Seduction………………………………………………………………….… 64
Strength……………………………………………………………….……… 65
Surety……………………………………………………………….………… 66
Truth and Falsehood……………………………………..……………… 66
The Virtuous Woman…………………….……………………………… 68
The ways of Man and God……………………………………………… 69
The Wise Contrasted With the Foolish……………………………… 72
